Extra+Credit

Extra Credit - Future Technology

You will receive 10 extra credit points for each number completed.

1. Check out this boat! (I know the video is in French - just watch it!)  -What is different about this boat? This boat has wheels on it so you don't have to put it on the trailer on the back of the car. It also lifts up higher when it goes faster than normal speed boats. -List three pros: -List three cons: -Do you think people will buy this boat? Explain: I think that people would buy this boat because people want to buy new things that look cool and that is exactly what this is. Technology should make our lives easier, that is the whole purpose of putting the wheels on the boat. -Would you want to work for this company? Explain: I don't want to work for this company because the way that boats work, manufacturing of boats, and just the craziness of the company in general doesn't interest me. Don't get me wrong, I love boats and all but working on, around, and about them is not my thing. 2. Check this app out:
 * Don't have to put it on the thing that attaches to the back of the car.
 * Saves time.
 * Faster.
 * May be dangerous
 * It would be difficult to transport it to the water.
 * What happens when the wheels don't work? You may not be able to get out of the water.



-What is this app for? This app is for walking across the street while talking on your phone. This app alerts the phone user when an oncoming car is approaching so that the user doesn't get hit by the car.

-List three pro:
 * More safe people.
 * Less accidents
 * Sense of comfort and saftey.

-List three cons:
 * MIght be expensive.
 * Won't work on all type of phones.
 * People could rely on it too much and then if it has a malfunction then someone could get hurt and there would be a lot of problems.

-Do you think people will download this app? Some people may want to download the app because people are so tech crazy now days and they think that a lot of things are cool.

-Would you want to work for this company? Explain: I wouldn't want to work for this company because personally I don't think that this is a very good idea and it is not very useful.

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">3. This is cool:

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<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-Would you try this? Explain: I think that I would try this because I like doing daring things like this. I go cliff jumping and this seems like it would be similar, but the fun feeling would last longer!

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-List three pros:
 * Safer than

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">- List three cons:

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-Would you want to work for this company? Explain:

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">4. This is pretty darn cool too:

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-Would you try this? It depends on my situation. If I was going into battle or something else that is dangerous then I would try this because I would want to try anything to keep me safe. If I were to be just demonstrating this the I would not do it because that is basically putting yourself into danger if the guy is hitting you with a shovel and the shield is not perfected yet. <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-List three pros: <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-List three cons <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">-Would you work for this company? Explain: No because I don't really like this sort of stuff.
 * Safety is best!
 * Simple, so that there is not so many things that you have to put on.
 * People will feel safer and more confident when going into dangerous situations.
 * What if it doesn't work when you need it most.
 * Could be expensive to produce.
 * Comfort.
 * May be difficult to move around in.

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